While Manchester City skipper Richard Dunne, who has been made available for transfer in preparation for a new regime taking over at Eastlands, remains high on the manager's preference list Evans has emerged as another serious summer target for United.Having signed him on loan twice in the last two seasons Sunderland are also in the race to capture the highly-rated 20-year-old.
Newcastle have been paying close attention to his displays at the Stadium of Light and and they are prepared to firm up their interest if Manchester United decide to sell Evans or make him available on loan once more.
The Northern Ireland international has a value in the region of £7m.